On pets and grief
Remembering the little guy – Fausto, my sister Gina’s beloved Chihuahua mix.
Why women still have a long way to go
As you probably know by now, we’re going back to the moon. The Trump administration has set a goal for NASA to get there…
The mystique of Jackie O
Ninety years after her birth and 25 after her death, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis remains an enticing, enigmatic an avatar of American womanhood.
Going higher
Whether telling stories in print, on film or in person, former first lady Michelle Obama stays classy.
The merry wives of Mountbatten-Windsor
During one of the many dramatic moments in the unending freefall that is Brexit, an observer nonetheless saw reason for optimism. “Those girls are…
Playing with food
Composer Angélica Negrón uses technology to find music in nature.
One with nature
The cardinal elements – earth, water, fire and air – all play roles in the works of far-ranging artist Michele Oka Doner.
A daughter-in-law’s mission
NBC’s Natalie Morales uses her talents and skills to combat Alzheimer’s, which took her mother-in-law’s life.
Tough as Steele
ESPN’s Sage Steele is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in, be it antidiscrimination in sports, veterans causes and support for Alzheimer’s sufferers and caregivers.
Advantage Allaster
Tennis delivered Stacey Allaster into a brilliant life. As the USTA’s chief executive, professional tennis, she’s determined to give back in part by mentoring girls and women.
Rosy outlook
Looking for unusual, fresh blooms and arrangements? Look no further than The Flower Bar in Larchmont.
Editor’s Letter
“I didn’t go to the moon. I went much further — for time is the longest distance between places.” — Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass…
Camping it up at The Met
“Camp: Notes on Fashion,” The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new Costume Institute exhibit, has some hot artistic hunks and elegant threads, a provocative idea and plenty of pink. But by pitching too big a tent, the show’s theme eludes it.
The summer of ’69
With its seasons of bright lights and shadows, the year 1969 offers a not-so-distant mirror in which we find not only nostalgia but hope for our own polarizing, challenging time.
Still Tom Terrific
Reggie Jackson once said that Tom Seaver pitched with heart. But then we always knew that.
More than ‘one night in Bangkok’
Thailand is trending. And why not? This is a country in which the impossible can become probable, where a street vendor can have Michelin accreditation, goats do recycling and chickens, like other workers, are on duty, retired or on holiday.
Natural inspiration
In “Tracing Thin Places,” her new book of poetry, Alice Feeley revisits Block Island as muse and measures the distance between “what’s there and yet to come.”
Leaps to fame
Though vastly different men, ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti were larger than life figures who defined their art forms. Now these irresistible legends are the subjects of new films.
Fashionably casual
Step into the new Weekend Max Mara boutique in The Westchester in White Plains, hang a left and you’re immediately summering on Nantucket.
Another take on Italy
For those searching for an off-the-beaten path experience comes Thames & Hudson’s “New Map” series by “Hip Hotels” series author Herbert Ypma.